insights into the world of caffeinated monkeys
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Thursday, May 24, 2007 Vacation Plans As part of the post-break up, I need something to look forward to, something just for me thought process, I decided that a good vacation would be in order. There are a lot of friends out there that I don't get to see very often, and I've had invites to visit. Why not take a trip? Ian and I liked to travel, and had talked about vacationing in all sorts of places. I didn't want to take any trip that was discussed with him (although some of the trips are ones that I will take someday because they are fabulous). I've decided that it's time for a trip out west--I'll be spending a long weekend in St. Louis at the end of June, and then it's on to the wilder parts of the west--Wyoming. I have a friend from high school who lives out there--she went to grad school at U of WY, moved to Texas, Colorado, and back to Wyoming. I've promised to visit her sometime, but it never worked out until now. She's also been dumped by the guy that she thought was the one--again, he wanted to see other people (within a week, he was moved in with his new girlfriend--that's not suspicious or anything). She's been a zombie, I've been a zombie, and by July 1st--we stop being zombies. I'll be spending two weeks in Wyoming--we're planning on driving to Mt. Rushmore for the 4th of July, camping in Yellowstone, hiking in the Grand Tetons. More importantly, the weekend of July 13th is Rodeo Weekend. We're going to find some cowboys and put the wild back in the West. I'm excited. I can't wait to start my vacation. The flights are booked, my luggage is on stand by, and I'm getting more and more excited each day. I'm looking forward to the adventure, to new sights and new experiences. Most importantly, I'm looking forward to spending time with my friends. I know I've been neglectful--when I was dating Ian, any time not spent at work was spent with him. It's weird having free time now that things are over. It's weird to come home and watch a movie or read a book rather than call him or meet him for dinner. It's a good weird though. I didn't realize how much of me was invested in the relationship until I was given single life again. I think vacation is going to be a time to consider some other changes. I've been offered help in moving to either St. Louis or Wyoming, and perhaps it's time to move. If I don't leave Maryland, it's definately time to find an apartment. I just don't know if MD has anything left here for me or if it's time to move on. And if it's time to move on, where do I move to? I am planning on taking my resume and an interview appropriate outfit along, just in case something comes up. You never know. I will say that if I move anywhere, Dad is pushing for WY. He said that if I'm going to leave, I should go out west. He's been all over the country and he said that I will love the mountains that are in WY. Weird to have Dad telling me that he wants me to move somewhere, but we'll see how things go when I'm out there. If it's right, I'll know. I just don't want to jump into anything yet. posted by jaime | 9:49 AM 0 comments |
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